> 90% – maybe 93% – of project managers, could probably disappear tomorrow to either no effect or a net gain in efficiency.
I never cease to be surprised when an otherwise intelligent person lays judgment on something they likely do not understand. At larger companies, these types of roles are invaluable. I'm going to charitably that this isn't referring to product management - it's dumb either way though.
This developer only has about 6 years of experience working at Amazon. It seems surprisingly naive how little this person understands about what a decent PM shields them from as an engineer, but I've heard working at Amazon sucks altogether. So, par for the course?
I never cease to be surprised when an otherwise intelligent person lays judgment on something they likely do not understand. At larger companies, these types of roles are invaluable. I'm going to charitably that this isn't referring to product management - it's dumb either way though.